I will forever remember the morning the Challenger Space Shuttle exploded. I was at Cornell University and on my way to take an exam. As an avid follower of the Space Shuttle programme the event devastated me - reading this 40-years-after article about what could have been brought back a lot of emotion...

I sincerely hope that the lessons learned are appreciated today with the push for space missions...

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/25/g-s1-106940/40-years-after-challenger

#SpaceShuttle #NASA #NormalizationOfDeviance #ChristaMcAuliffe

😱 Oh look, another groundbreaking revelation: "Normalization of Deviance" is just fancy talk for collective lunacy at the office. Apparently, losing half the new hires is "totally normal" at the magical wonderland where Valve meets Netflix. 🤡 Must be a real shocker when reality knocks on that rictus of horror! 🥴
https://danluu.com/wat/ #NormalizationOfDeviance #OfficeCulture #WorkplaceReality #EmployeeRetention #ShockValue #HackerNews #ngated
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I was shocked to find a pickup truck parked in front of the new firehouse in Collegetown, I was hoping to get a picture of some smiling firefighters, but...

#photo #photography #ithaca #firefighters #ifd #firstresponders #buildings #architecture #pickuptruck #normalizationofdeviance

@Graycot I'm not sure if you know of this, but it sounds up your alley.

https://danluu.com/wat/

#NormalizationOfDeviance

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A must read article by @danluu: «The data are clear that humans are really bad at taking the time to do things that are well understood to incontrovertibly reduce the risk of rare but catastrophic events.» https://danluu.com/wat/
#normalizationofdeviance #devops #bestpractices
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